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Highly Cited Researchers 1.401 Scientists Citation Rankings - 2026
See how widely and consistently research is cited with real-time citation rankings.
Covering 2.6 million scientists, this list evaluates both total and last 5 years’ citation counts to measure scientific influence and highlight Highly Cited Researchers.
Built on transparency, it also addresses unethical practices and encourages reporting of violations. Compare results across 13 fields and 221 disciplines.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,864
World Rank
826
Country Rank
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
1
Engineering & Technology / Computer Science
Networked control and optimization | Smart grids | Multi-agent system
Networked control and optimization | Smart grids | Multi-agent system
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Total35,369
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Last 5 Years21,750
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Last 5 Years / Total0.615
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27,714
World Rank
1,143
Country Rank
2
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
2
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Total29,379
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Last 5 Years22,470
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Last 5 Years / Total0.765
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
31,042
World Rank
1,301
Country Rank
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
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Total27,205
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Last 5 Years14,770
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Last 5 Years / Total0.543
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
32,872
World Rank
1,387
Country Rank
2
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
4
Engineering & Technology / Electrical & Electronic Engineering
6G | 5G | Integrated Satellite-Terrestrial Network
6G | 5G | Integrated Satellite-Terrestrial Network
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Total26,157
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Last 5 Years15,963
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Last 5 Years / Total0.610
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
34,443
World Rank
1,457
Country Rank
3
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
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Total25,322
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Last 5 Years23,216
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Last 5 Years / Total0.917
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
36,141
World Rank
1,549
Country Rank
3
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
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Total24,501
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Last 5 Years16,927
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Last 5 Years / Total0.691
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
37,477
World Rank
1,622
Country Rank
4
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
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Total23,869
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Last 5 Years3,512
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Last 5 Years / Total0.147
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
38,047
World Rank
1,648
Country Rank
5
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
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Total23,614
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Last 5 Years20,434
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Last 5 Years / Total0.865
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
38,225
World Rank
1,655
Country Rank
4
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
Engineering & Technology / Electrical & Information Engineering
Large Language Models | Embodied Intelligent | Spectrum Awareness | Physical Layer Securit
Large Language Models | Embodied Intelligent | Spectrum Awareness | Physical Layer Securit
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Total23,538
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Last 5 Years20,540
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Last 5 Years / Total0.873
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
38,364
World Rank
1,669
Country Rank
6
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
Engineering & Technology / Computer Science
Multimodal Learning | Trustworthy AI | Affective computing | Biometric
Multimodal Learning | Trustworthy AI | Affective computing | Biometric
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Total23,471
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Last 5 Years20,214
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Last 5 Years / Total0.861
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
47,966
World Rank
2,141
Country Rank
5
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
Engineering & Technology / Metallurgical & Materials Engineering
WBG Semiconductor | Ga2O3 | Epitaxial Growth | Optoelectronic
WBG Semiconductor | Ga2O3 | Epitaxial Growth | Optoelectronic
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Total19,969
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Last 5 Years13,251
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Last 5 Years / Total0.664
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
51,914
World Rank
2,342
Country Rank
7
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
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Total18,848
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Last 5 Years11,325
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Last 5 Years / Total0.601
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
52,155
World Rank
2,355
Country Rank
8
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
Engineering & Technology / Electrical & Information Engineering
network and information security | Modern cryptography theory and application | Information Scurity | Compressed Sensing | Swarm Int
network and information security | Modern cryptography theory and application | Information Scurity | Compressed Sensing | Swarm Int
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Total18,797
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Last 5 Years9,761
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Last 5 Years / Total0.519
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
55,593
World Rank
2,547
Country Rank
10
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
Engineering & Technology / Computer Science
Network Representation Learning | Graph Neural Network | Network Embeddin
Network Representation Learning | Graph Neural Network | Network Embeddin
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Total17,911
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Last 5 Years16,927
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Last 5 Years / Total0.945
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
55,371
World Rank
2,532
Country Rank
9
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
Citation Metrics
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Total17,965
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Last 5 Years12,368
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Last 5 Years / Total0.688
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
58,525
World Rank
2,685
Country Rank
6
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
Engineering & Technology / Metallurgical & Materials Engineering
Organic materials | OLED | memory | nanopolymer
Organic materials | OLED | memory | nanopolymer
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Total17,235
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Last 5 Years10,155
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Last 5 Years / Total0.589
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
59,820
World Rank
2,743
Country Rank
7
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
Engineering & Technology / Computer Science
Pattern Recognition | Artificial Intelligence | Software Engineerin
Pattern Recognition | Artificial Intelligence | Software Engineerin
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Total16,949
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Last 5 Years11,419
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Last 5 Years / Total0.674
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
65,829
World Rank
3,055
Country Rank
11
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
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Total15,771
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Last 5 Years12,428
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Last 5 Years / Total0.788
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
66,364
World Rank
3,083
Country Rank
12
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
Engineering & Technology / Electrical & Electronic Engineering
Microwave Photonics | Radio-over-Fiber | Optical Communications，Laser | Optica
Microwave Photonics | Radio-over-Fiber | Optical Communications，Laser | Optica
Citation Metrics
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Total15,675
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Last 5 Years10,745
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Last 5 Years / Total0.685
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
69,604
World Rank
3,230
Country Rank
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
Engineering & Technology / Computer Science
Mobile edge computing | Edge intelligence | Resource optimizatio
Mobile edge computing | Edge intelligence | Resource optimizatio
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Total15,103
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Last 5 Years12,632
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Last 5 Years / Total0.836
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
70,843
World Rank
3,297
Country Rank
13
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
Engineering & Technology / Electrical & Electronic Engineering
wireless network architecture design and radio resource management in 5th generation mobile networks (5G) | spectrum sensing and dynamic spectrum management in cognitive wireless networks | and universal signal detection and identificatio
wireless network architecture design and radio resource management in 5th generation mobile networks (5G) | spectrum sensing and dynamic spectrum management in cognitive wireless networks | and universal signal detection and identificatio
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Total14,892
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Last 5 Years12,232
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Last 5 Years / Total0.821
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
76,187
World Rank
3,569
Country Rank
14
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
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Total14,064
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Last 5 Years9,829
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Last 5 Years / Total0.699
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
77,198
World Rank
3,617
Country Rank
15
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
Engineering & Technology / Computer Science
wireless mobile communication | mobility management | network architecture | Vehicular communication Networks | Internet of Thing
wireless mobile communication | mobility management | network architecture | Vehicular communication Networks | Internet of Thing
Citation Metrics
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Total13,901
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Last 5 Years10,019
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Last 5 Years / Total0.721
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
81,767
World Rank
3,839
Country Rank
16
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
Citation Metrics
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Total13,277
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Last 5 Years10,091
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Last 5 Years / Total0.760
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
83,982
World Rank
3,974
Country Rank
17
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
Engineering & Technology / Computer Science
Medical Image Analysis | Brain Network | NeuroImaging | Alzheimer's Diseas
Medical Image Analysis | Brain Network | NeuroImaging | Alzheimer's Diseas
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Total12,984
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Last 5 Years6,529
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Last 5 Years / Total0.503
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